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The state has a new funding program for nursing schools to retain students and also instructors, who’ve been lured by lucrative nursing jobs elsewhere.

Requirements to test and mask and be vaccinated are becoming less common as colleges shift away from treating COVID-19 as an emergency.

The state is asking a federal judge to shield former Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran from testifying in a battle about a 2021 law requiring surveys of “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” on college and university campuses.

Marshall Criser has served as chancellor of Florida’s university system since 2014. He plans to leave the post at the end of the year.

The Florida Prepaid College Board is urging families to lock in the future cost of college with a Florida 529 Prepaid Plan. The program is the largest and the longest-running.

The next president of Florida International University should be a student-centered leader and a seasoned fundraiser — and someone who can vibe with Miami. The consulting firm helping with the search says potential candidates from across the country are interested.

Amid national battles about speech on college campuses, a federal appeals court Thursday ruled that a University of Central Florida policy targeting “discriminatory harassment” likely violates the First Amendment.

Despite maneuvering through college classes during a global health crisis, graduates across Florida universities pushed toward the finish line. While the coronavirus injected “what ifs” into their memories, others adapted, pivoted and realigned their goals.

The next president of Florida International University will step in at a time when the school has been growing and climbing in national rankings. Some hope the next leader will break barriers.

State Sen. Shevrin Jones joins us to talk about historically black colleges and the special session. Wildlife Thursday returns — we're talking manatees. And Jazz singer Cecile McLorin Salvant talks to us about growing up in South Miami and that influence on her music.

The Biden administration extended the freeze on student loan payments yet again, this time until September, and announced a reset for borrowers in default.

A new bill would require state colleges and universities to change accrediting agencies at the end of each accreditation cycle — a process that can last up to 10 years. Tensions have built with the current accreditor.